3: In Amsterdam we visited the Rijks Museum and the Heineken House which was a nice escape from a rainy day.

5: Harlem | In Harlem, we went to see the Corrie Ten Boom house and spent the afternoon shopping.

6: Afsluitdijk | The Afsluitdijk is a 30 km dike that separates the North Sea from IJsselmeer in Friesland.

7: Kinderdijk Windmills

8: Brugge, Belgium | After spending a week in Holland with Mark, Betty, Tamara & Mark, Theo & I hopped on the train and made our way to Brugge which ended up being one of our favourite cities.

9: In Brugge, we climbed the 366 steps to the top of the Belfry Tower, went on a canal tour, and did a Brewery Tour at De Halve Maan Brouwerij.

10: Favourite Beer: Alyssa: Mort Subite Theo: Westmalle | Favourite Chocolate: Praline Filled Chocolate | Theo and I tried as many different kinds of beer and chocolate that we could while we were in Belgium.

11: Our last day in Brugge, we rented bikes and biked out to the Atlantic Ocean. On the way we stopped in Damme for coffee.

12: Paris, France

13: We climbed to the top of the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe. | Watching traffic get through the rotunda from the top of the Arc de Triomphe was very entertaining.

14: The Louvre

16: Valencia, Spain | After three days in Paris, we took an overnight train to Barcelona and continued down to Valencia.

17: As we only had one day in Valencia, we spent the afternoon exploring the newly built Arts & Science Centre.

18: After spending a day in Valencia, Theo and I met up with Mark & Betty at their time share in Torrevieja, Spain.

19: A couple days on the beach was the perfect way to relax...

21: Barcelona, Spain | Our final stop was Barcelona. We were there for the weekend they have the Festes de la Mercé which is their end of summer celebration.

22: Sagrada Familia | In Barcelona, we spent one morning at the Sagrada Familia which is a huge church that they began to build in the 1880's and is still not finished.

23: After visiting the Sagrada, we went to see the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Stadium.